WISE Wallenberg Initiative Material Science for Sustainability

A research program to enable sustainable technologies with impact on our society by understanding, creating, and controlling complex materials with a precision down to the single atom level. Our vision is to perform basic and need-driven materials science at the international forefront, to empower sustainable techno- logies with positive impact on society, and to train future leaders in society, industry, and academia in Sweden. WISE promotes a transition towards a sustainable society, while pushing the scientific frontier in materials science to new vistas that establish Sweden as a leading nation in the field. WISE aims to explore and research advanced, functional materials targeting the thematic areas: Conversion, storage, and distribution of clean energy Circular materials replacing rare, energy-demanding, and hazardous materials Mitigation, cleaning, and protection of the atmosphere, soil, and water Discovery of materials for novel sustainable technologies and applicatio...